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Tom Vague's Harrow Road Pop History - August 5th

Published on 2010-07-26 10:23:00

Join us at londonprintstudio for Tom Vague's Harrow Road Pop History. It's a musical presentation and will feature Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, the 101ers, the Clash, Aswad, the Modettes, Big Audio Dynamite, Wilf Walker Reggae Promotions, the Windor Castle, > read more

Sugar Minott

Published on 2010-07-11 10:07:00

Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott led started his vocal career in 1969 at the young age of 13 as part of the African Brothers, a Jamaican vocal harmony trio also featuring Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. Following the dissolution of the African B > read more

Opening Party

Published on 2010-07-09 06:09:00

A warm night in West London - a fantastic opening party with more than 200 guests, Mark M.'s old skool sound system and great music. It was good to see people relating to our album covers as design works, interesting to hear some of the memories > read more

Published on 2010-06-29 06:17:00

West London's internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine will be playing at one of the many concerts at Hampton's Summer Picnic Concerts to help fund raise for the Hampton pool.Pine has spent more than two decades revitalising a public > read more

M.I.A. - Galang

Published on 2010-06-19 11:46:00

Is M.I.A. the ultimate West London rebel girl? She's had world wide success - beyond dreams. While her video 'Born Free' created a storm earlier this year, her West London credentials come across best in Galang ( 2004) which she art directed herself. > read more

Dudley Edwards and the AC Cobra

Published on 2010-06-16 10:55:00

Dudley Edwards is an artist and designer featured in GrooveGroveGraphics exhibition, opening on 9th July. In the '60's, he decorated cars and painted murals. His pop art designs were widely admired - and still look amazing today! > read more

Klooks Kleek / The Station Hotel -the pub with the richest music history in London?

Published on 2010-05-25 06:20:00

One serious contender for this title is the Railway Hotel in West Hampstead. During the 1960's it ran a weekly club night known as Klooks Kleek. Originally a jazz club, the music changed to reflect the new interest in Rhythm and Blues. West and South > read more

Reggae '76

Published on 2010-05-14 16:50:00

This video is from an episode of the LWT arts series "Aquarius" from 1976, this episode on British reggae and narrated by Carl Gayle. Although the presenter states the show focuses on Brixton and Stoke Newington, it also features footage of Carnival > read more

Portobello Road Songs

Published on 2010-05-08 13:59:00

The Groove Grove Graphics exhibition features the hive of activity in West London music scenes, and Portobello Road is certainly one of the most referenced streets in the area. Portobello Road has changed a lot since I first remember it in the > read more

You can't always get what you want...

Published on 2010-05-04 06:29:00

Image courtesy of www.rbkc.gov.ukFor the next in our shrines series we stir up that old rivalry, moving from Abbey Road and the Beatles to Kings Road and the Stones.The Chelsea Drugstore, opened in 1968, shocked Royal Avenue residents not only with > read more